S’Mores Bars

Well, not love, exactly. But if you watch the series Once Upon a Time, which I’ve been binge-watching with Kenny on Netflix, you’re aware that their version of Hook is a heckuva lot sexier than the guy from the Disney movie. I mean, there’s no comparison.

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, think Westley from The Princess Bride. This Hook is very similar, but with a bad guy streak. I’m super sold on him. If only I could win him over with my baking. But then, Kenny might not like that.

Anyway, I recommend the show, and I recommend Hook. And I also highly encourage you to try these s’mores bars. They’re something special!

Instead of using straight up flour, I put a hefty dose of graham cracker crumbs into the dough to give it a more authentic s’more flavor. I wasn’t sure what would happen, quite frankly. But you know what? All’s well that ends well!

In order to add to the drama of the bars, I left the Hershey bar pieces whole and cut several large marshmallows (well, regular-sized, not mini) in half and pressed them into the dough. With a little more dough on top, I could almost imagine myself by a campfire. The only problem is, when I baked these, it was 15 degrees out. So no campfire yet!

These bars are made in one bowl without a mixer. And they come together really fast. The only challenge is waiting until they’re cool. Otherwise, chocolate and marshmallow melt all over you. Well, actually, that’s a good thing!

And you can eat them while watching Hook do his thing on Once Upon a Time. He’s more than satisfactory eye candy, and you should always have a good snack handy anyway. Besides, if you get a really good heat lamp into the bargain, you can pretend it’s actually s’mores weather. Sounds like heaven to me!

I fulfill many roles in life: wife, mother, teacher, everlasting learner.
This site is dedicated to one role that expresses my creativity in ways that I find consistently challenging and rewarding: baker.
Inventing new ways to enhance food, especially if that food involves chocolate or peanut butter (or both!), is a passion of mine. I look forward to sharing my ideas with you.

Some recipes are more special than others, and there are always reasons behind that. Food ties in strongly to childhood and nostalgia, and that’s why these bars strike a particularly deep chord within me.

Along with Entenmann’s chocolate frosted donuts. Man, do I yearn for those on an almost daily basis. But we’ll get into that one another day!

Sure, finding Kenny wasn’t too bad. I was only 25 when we started dating, so I can’t pretend that I had a huge struggle to meet the man of my dreams. But when it comes to recipes, life can be a bit more complicated.

After several years of baking, I’ve honed my go-to recipes. I have my favorite chocolate cake recipe (thanks, back of the Hershey cocoa container!), my favorite chocolate chip recipe, my favorite blondie base, my favorite cheesecake base, and my favorite peanut butter cookie. But let’s not forget the most important one of them all: the perfect brownie base.

I’ve never seen that show, though I do want to get hooked on these smores bars. They look fantastic, Mir! I love the gooey chocolate and marshmallow combo. I would definitely eat a whole pan of these babies!Gayle @ Pumpkin ‘N Spice recently posted…Chewy Twix Cookies

I’ve never seen the show before, but I’m always looking for new recommendations! These smores bars look delicious and a great way to forget about how cold it is!Danielle recently posted…Whole Wheat Pancakes

Mir – You had me convinced when you said to add graham cracker crumbs as an alternative to so much flour. I have an odd obsession with graham flavored anything. There’s a local ice cream shop that makes graham cracker ice cream with chocolate covered graham cracker bites! Heavenly. These will be a total hit in my house. 🙂Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg recently posted…Tropical Fruit Kabobs

Oh, those look incredible Mir! And I could almost pretend it’s summer and campfire season if I had one of those to eat right now. Of course I’d have to avoid looking outside at the snow, but I could probably manage that! Pinned!Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. recently posted…Blueberry Oat Muffins

We love Once Upon a Time…and I totally agree with you on Hook 😉 He is a hottie! And these s’mores bars are totally calling my name. Love it!Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted…Triple Chip Banana Bread